Benefits of COVID-19 vaccines far outweigh very rare risk of Bell’s palsy, study confirms
Study is the first large-scale population analysis of the risk of Bell’s palsy following vaccination with CoronaVac (Sinovac Biotech vaccine, an inactivated vaccine) or BNT162b2 (Fosun-BioNTech, equivalent to…
Too much time on a computer, watching TV or other sedentary activities raises stroke risk
Adults younger than age 60 whose days are filled with sedentary leisure time (which includes using the computer, TV, or reading) and little physical activity have a higher…
Vitamin D reduces the need for opioids in palliative cancer
Patients with vitamin D deficiency who received vitamin D supplements had a reduced need for pain relief and lower levels of fatigue in palliative cancer treatment, a randomized…
A Holistic View on Patient Safety in Endoscopy
Patient safety in endoscopy must be approached from a holistic perspective, through solutions which increase detection rates of abnormalities, increase confidence in the safety of the reprocessing outcome,…
CHEST releases new guidelines for antithrombotic therapy for VTE disease
The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released new clinical guidelines for venous thromboembolism (VTE) management, “Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease: Second Update of the CHEST Guideline…